Hamilton Medical Center Celebrates National Nurse Anesthetists Week
1/26/2005

CONTACT: Keith Jennings
PHONE: 706-272-6118

Dalton, GA – Hamilton Medical Center will join nurses around the country in celebrating a history of exceptional patient care and anesthesia safety during National Nurse Anesthetists Week, January 23-29, 2005.

As the demand for anesthesia services expands beyond hospitals into physicians’ offices and other nontraditional settings, surgical patients may rest assured that anesthesia has never been safer. According to reports from the Institute of Medicine, anesthesia today is nearly 50 times safer than it was 20 years ago. Thanks to improved technology, pharmaceuticals, and increased education, anesthesia safety is at an all-time high.

“Nurse Anesthetists have been providing high-quality anesthesia care for more than 100 years,” said Barbara Haynes, Director of Surgical Services. “Patient safety is, and always has been, the number one priority for nurse anesthetists. We administer to the patient’s physical and emotional needs, offer reassurance and comfort, and stay by the patient’s side throughout the surgery. These are the hallmarks of being a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).”

It is worth noting that in this time of increased patient safety, CRNAs are the hands on providers of approximately 65 percent of all the anesthetics given in the United States each year. Providing guidance and direction to the nation’s CRNAs is the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).

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